Health Promotion & Disease Prevention NURS 2002 Lecture 1B

Social Ecological Model (SEM)

A model used to understand where patients come from and where they are going home to.

Illness/Wellness Continuum

Assessment tool to evaluate how a patient is feeling and to stabilize signs & symptoms to reach a neutral point.

Health Education

Planned learning experiences using evidence-based practices to acquire knowledge, attitudes, and skills for healthy behaviors.

Health Promotion

Helping people change lifestyle behaviors to achieve optimal health using various mechanisms.

Health Literacy

Degree to which individuals can obtain, process, and understand basic health information to make appropriate decisions.

Health Behavior

Actions employed to maintain or improve health, including lifestyle choices.

Primary Prevention

Preventing disease or injury before it occurs, focusing on healthy behaviors and specific protection.

Secondary Prevention

Early detection of disease through screenings of asymptomatic people and prompt treatment to lessen effects.

Tertiary Prevention

Implemented in symptomatic patients to reduce disease severity, minimize complications, and improve quality of life.

Health Belief Model

Explains why patients accept or reject healthy behaviors based on personal beliefs and perceptions.

Transtheoretical Model (TTM)

Model with 6 stages of change and focuses on decisional balance and self-efficacy for behavior change.

Public Health

Promotion of healthy lifestyles, research for disease prevention, and detection and control of infectious diseases.

Healthy People Initiative

A national initiative to identify major health risks, increase public understanding, and measure the impact of prevention activities.

HP 2030 General Goals

Attain healthy, thriving lives, eliminate health disparities, create environments promoting health, and engage leadership for action.

Social Determinants of Health

Factors such as resources, social norms, exposure to crime, and socioeconomic conditions that impact health.

Health Care Policy

Set of policies and regulations impacting the health of individuals, families, and communities.

Healthy People 2030 Objectives

Used to establish priority areas for funding, provide direction, monitor program results, and educate patients.

Multidisciplinary Approach

Drawing multiple disciplines together to share knowledge, skills, and services for patient health and wellness.

RN Role with Health Promotion

Involves being a clinician, educator, advocate, coordinator of care, and researcher.